Germany, Weimar Republic. A Large Signed Studio Portrait Of Pour Le Mérite Recipient General Franz Ritter von Epp Republic of with a central raised crown

with a central raised crown set within a ring of red enamel

An extremely well preserved example of a Wehrmacht/Kriegsmarine/Luftwaffe Kreta cuff title

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each measuring 27 mm (w) x 132 mm (l) and weighing 18

London Gazette 13 March 1919 - Richard Garbutt Owen was born in Vancouver on 8 March 1899

Germany, Weimar Republic. A Large Signed Studio Portrait Of Pour Le Mérite Recipient General Franz Ritter von Epp Republic of with a central raised crownIn the photo, Epp wears the shoulder boards of a Lieutenant General, dating the picture to the early to mid 1920s. He signed it in black ink. Measuring 181 mm (w) x 241 mm (h), with minimal scuffing and light warping, remains near extremely fine. Footnote: Franz Epp was born on October 16, 1868 in Munich. He joined the Bavarian army in 1887 with the intention to become an officer. Epp joined the East Asian Infantry Regiment in 1900, fighting in China